Staunton VDOT District Public meeting to be held on Thursday

The Commonwealth Transportation Board will hold nine public meetings across the commonwealth in November on prioritizing transportation projects. The Staunton District meeting will be held Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Augusta County Government Center, South Boardroom, 18 Government Center Lane, Verona.

The public is invited to get the latest information, ask questions and provide input on transportation projects. This year’s meetings will consist of an open house format where attendees can review and provide feedback on the list of proposed local and regional projects that localities submitted to be scored under a new prioritization process as legislated by House Bill 2.

Following the open house, a town hall style format will be provided where the public and transportation stakeholders can engage in discussion and ask questions about the projects. There will be no formal public comment during the meetings.

Signed into law by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, House Bill 2 is a consistent and data-driven “prioritization” process to score projects according to critical transportation needs.

The meetings will highlight the 321 applications for projects submitted by 131 local and regional governments across the state.  The applications request $6.95 billion in funding under House Bill 2.

Following public meetings, the projects will be scored through the end of December. Once projects are scored and reviewed by the public, the CTB will then select which projects to fund and be included in the next Six-Year Improvement Program by June of 2016.

 

Public Meetings

Monday, November 2 4 to 6 p.m. Holiday Inn 3005 Linden Drive Bristol, VA 24202	Monday, November 9 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Kirkley Hotel 2900 Candlers Mountain Road Lynchburg, VA 24502	Tuesday, November 10 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization Boardroom 723 Woodlake Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320
Thursday, November 12 5 to 7 p.m. Germanna Community College Center for Workforce & Community Education 10000 Germanna Point Drive Fredericksburg, VA 22408	Monday, November 16 6 to 8 p.m. VDOT Northern Virginia District Office 4975 Alliance Drive Fairfax, VA 22030	Wednesday, November 18 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Holiday Inn Valley View 3315 Ordway Drive NW Roanoke, VA 24017
Thursday, November 19 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Augusta County Government Center, South Boardroom 18 Government Center Lane Verona, VA 24482	Monday, November 23 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Germanna Community College Daniel Technology Center 18121 Technology Drive Culpeper, VA 22701	Monday, November 30 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, Strawberry Hill Ballroom 1440 North Laburnum Avenue Henrico, VA 23223

If you are unable to attend a meeting, you may view the displays and provide your comments on line.  You can also mail comments on rail, public transportation and transportation demand management to Public Information Officer, DRPT, 600 E. Main St., Suite 2102, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or [email protected] and on highway projects to Infrastructure Investment Director, VDOT, 1401 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia 23219, or [email protected].

Comments will be accepted until December 11, 2015.

 

Information sources

• Information on House Bill 2, including project applications submitted for scoring: virginiahb2.org/resources.html.
• Public meeting information: virginiadot.org/projects/syip/meeting_materials.asp.